Corn Date of Planting

Rationale: Due to improved seed treatment technology, optimum planting dates are earlier than 20 years ago.

Objective:

1. To determine corn forage and grain yield and quality response to planting date.

Read about past work in this research area:

• Grain response
• Silage response

Annual Reports

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Key References

Lauer, J.G., P.R. Carter, T.M. Wood, G. Diezel, D.W. Wiersma, R.E. Rand, and M.J. Mlynarek. 1999. Corn hybrid response to planting date in the northern Corn Belt. Agronomy Journal 91:834-839.

Swanson, S.P., and W.W. Wilhelm. 1996. Planting date and residue rate effects on growth, partitioning, and yield of corn. Agronomy Journal 88:205-210.

Campbell, M.R., P.J. White, and L.M. Pollack. 1994. Effect of planting date on maize starch thermal properties. Cereal Chemistry 71:556-559.

Imholte, A.A., and P.R. Carter. 1987. Planting date and tillage effects on corn following corn. Agronomy Journal 79:746-751.

Russelle, M.P., R.A. Olson, and R.D. Hauck. 1987. Planting date and nitrogen management interactions in irrigated maize. Field Crops Research 16:349-362.

Stevens, E.J., S.J. Stevens, A.D. Flowerday, C.O. Gardner, and K.M. Eskridge. 1986. Phenology of dent corn and popcorn. II. Influence of planting date on crop emergence and early growth stages. Agronomy Journal 78:880-884.

Gupta, S.C. 1985. Predicting corn planting dates for moldboard and no-till tillage systems in the corn belt. Agronomy Journal 77:446-455.

Gupta, S.C. 1985. Predicting corn planting dates for moldboard and no-tillage systems in the Corn Belt. Agronomy Journal 77:446-455.

This project is funded through Hatch.

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